Light of Hope C.I.C. is a non-denominational organisation providing a range of holistic therapies to children and families in Trafford designed to relieve stress and build more positive relationships and resilience.

Therapies including reflexology, massage, reiki and energy alignment are provided on a one to one basis. Light of Hope support the programme of therapies with self help techniques, natural remedies and holistic approaches tailored for the individual and family circumstances.

As part of their stress reduction strategies Light of Hope teaches meditation through Relaxation with regular evening and lunchtime meditation classes for adults. Light Of Hope provides CDs to support and encourage meditation / relaxation practice at home.

Victim Support & Witness Service Trafford is part of an independant national charity which helps people cope with crime by providing practical help, information and emotional support, whether or not the matter has been reported to the Police. Staff and volunteers provide face-to-face support to victims of such crimes as burglary, assault, rape/sexual assault, domestic abuse and to families bereaved by homicide through the National Homicide Service.

Additionally, anyone attending criminal courts as a witness, for the prosecution or defence, can receive support from the Witness Service and Young Witness Service. Practical help, information and emotional support are available before, during and after any criminal proceedings.

Safe Families for Children is a registered charity which aims to support families in crisis. Working with families with at least one child under 12 our trained volunteers befriend parents or children under 12 and can offer overnight respite as well as offer additional resource help.

Trafford Centre for Independent Living was set up by local disabled people to enable others to live independently. Trafford CIL gives disabled people the support to live independently and works with supporters and support organsiations of disabled people (including people with learning difficulties, mental health issues, sensory impairments, physical impairments and long term health conditions) to promote independent living. Trafffrod CIL is a community hub for disabled people and their supporters locally, offering services, support, groups and classes.

Who to contact

Where to go

Name of Venue

Trafford Centre For Independent Living

Venue Address

Marshall House2 Park AvenueSaleManchester

Postcode

M33 6HE

Venue Notes

Marshall House is on the corner of Park Avenue and Cross Street in Sale. There is on street parking space which is unrestricted for blue badge holders and a small car park. The building has step free access, wide automatic main entrance doors, an accessible toilet on the ground floor (a hoist is available if required - please let us know before you visit). There is an induction loop in the meeting room and a flashing fire alarm. The organisation is committed to inclusive practice and will endeavour to meet all visitors' access needs.

How to use this service

How accessible is this service?

Further Details

Trafford CIL is based at Marshall House, which is on the corner of Park Avenue and Cross Street in Sale. There is on street parking space which is unrestricted for blue badge holders and a small car park. The building has step free access, wide automatic main entrance doors, an accessible toilet on the ground floor (a hoist is available if required - please let us know before you visit). There is an induction loop in the meeting room and a flashing fire alarm. The organisation is committed to inclusive practice and will endeavour to meet all visitors' access needs.

The Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area (ASGMA) is a registered charity, and a Company limited by Guarantee. The Society operates over the geographical area of Greater Manchester, covering the ten local authorities of Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

The Objective of the Society is: -”To promote the welfare of children, adolescents and adults variously diagnosed as having an autistic spectrum condition.

What we do

We provide support for parents & carers through our Autism Information and Family Support Project and direct support for people with autistic spectrum conditions, including Asperger Syndrome / Higher Functioning Autism through our Aspirations Project and Autism Lifeskills Project.

Perinatal Counselling is counselling specifically around issues that may arise in relation to pregnancy, childbirth and the time after having a baby.

The Perinatal Counselling Service at CFC is for women and men who would like support in coping with issues relating to pregnancy such as body image issues, acceptance and adjustment to pregnancy, birth experience, pregnancy loss (miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death), depression that is occurring in relation to pregnancy or postnatal depression and support in pregnancy following the loss of a baby.

This list is not exhaustive and if you feel you would like to discuss your issues with the Perinatal Counsellor she will be happy to see you, take you through the assessment process and work out with you the best options to provide the support you need

The Trafford School Nursing Service aims to promote the health of the school-aged child. All children from Reception year to year 11 who attend a Trafford school or who are not on a school roll but live in Trafford (for instance Home Educated children) are offered a service.

Children are routinely offered growth screening in Reception Year and Year 6 and hearing screening in Reception year. The School Nursing Service also supports the delivery of the immunisation programme in secondary schools.

The service can offer information, advice, support and referral to specialist agencies to children, young people and families on a range of health related issues including medical conditions, behavioural difficulties and lifestyle issues. The service is delivered through health promotion activities, drop-in services in primary and secondary schools and one to one contacts. The service can be accessed directly by parents/ carers, children/ young people themselves or through referral from other professionals.

The best way to contact School Nurses is through school. Alternatively you can contact us through the local area Family Support Team, see below.

How to use this service

The Trafford School Nursing Service aims to promote the health of the school-aged child. All children from Reception year to year 11 who attend a Trafford school or who are not on a school roll but live in Trafford (for instance Home Educated children) are offered a service.

Children are routinely offered growth screening in Reception Year and Year 6 and hearing screening in Reception year. The School Nursing Service also supports the delivery of the immunisation programme in secondary schools.

The service can offer information, advice, support and referral to specialist agencies to children, young people and families on a range of health related issues including medical conditions, behavioural difficulties and lifestyle issues. The service is delivered through health promotion activities, drop-in services in primary and secondary schools and one to one contacts. The service can be accessed directly by parents/ carers, children/ young people themselves or through referral from other professionals.

The best way to contact School Nurses is through school. Alternatively you can contact us through the local area Family Support Team, see below.

How to use this service

The Trafford School Nursing Service aims to promote the health of the school-aged child. All children from Reception year to year 11 who attend a Trafford school or who are not on a school roll but live in Trafford (for instance Home Educated children) are offered a service.

Children are routinely offered growth screening in Reception Year and Year 6 and hearing screening in Reception year. The School Nursing Service also supports the delivery of the immunisation programme in secondary schools.

The service can offer information, advice, support and referral to specialist agencies to children, young people and families on a range of health related issues including medical conditions, behavioural difficulties and lifestyle issues. The service is delivered through health promotion activities, drop-in services in primary and secondary schools and one to one contacts. The service can be accessed directly by parents/ carers, children/ young people themselves or through referral from other professionals.

The best way to contact School Nurses is through school. Alternatively you can contact us through the local area Family Support Team, see below.

Trafford Domestic Abuse Services (TDAS) is a registered charity offering support to individuals and families who are affected by domestic abuse. We support both female and male victims of domestic abuse who live or work in the Trafford area. We also support Children and Young people who are/have witnessed Domestic Abuse.

Services Include:

Refuge Accommodation

Tier 2 Move on accommmodation

Floating Support Service

Supporting Change Service (outreach, short term support service)

Children and Young Peoples Support Service

Training Programmes including:

Freedom Programme

True Colours - 8 week DA awareness course

Back to me - 5 week personal development programme

Speak Out Speak Now -6 week healthy relationship coursse for young adults 13-17

R'Space - 7 week programme for 5-13yr who are living in or have witnessed domestic abuse in the household

Speak Out Speak Now Workshop 13-17

R'Space Workshop 3-12

Training for Professionals

Womens Group

Domestic Abuse can happen to anyone - it has no regard for your sex, your age, the amount of money you have, where you live, what ethnicity you are, whether you are gay, straight or transgender, or if you are religious or not.

Once abuse has started it is likely to happen again. Abuse is rarely an isolated, one-off incident. Usually, it is part of a pattern of controlling behaviour that becomes worse with time.

Trafford Sexual Health at Talkshop provides a one stop shop for young people aged 19 and under, providing free and confidential contraceptive and sexual health services. We work with the Talkshop youth workers to provice a young person friendly service, and you can talk to us about any problems or issues you might have.

All of our services are free and confidential for all ages, including under 16s.

Interpreters are available upon request, please call us to arrange an appointment and let them know which language you need

Emergency Contraception

Don’t forget emergency hormonal contraception can be given up to 72 hours (sometimes 120 hours) after unprotected sex and is available free from all contraceptive and sexual health clinics and some pharmacies (even if you are under 16).

Copper coils can also be used for emergency contraception up to five days after unprotected sex, please call 0161 701 1555 to arrange (we don't provide this at Talkshop but we can arrange for you to visit one of our other clinics)

Together Trust offers a variety of services, support and activities. For further details, please visit our website www.togethertrust.org.uk or contact us between Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm on 0161 283 4848

The Together Trust is a voluntary organisation providing a wide range of care, special education and community services for children and adults with autism, learning difficulties and/or complex needs.

At the Together Trust we believe everybody deserves an equal chance in life. There are no exceptions. We provide a wide range of support services including fostering, residential, short breaks, community, family support and specialist educational support through our schools and college.

We can also offer families and carers a wide range of training, consultancy and support to help people make choices and have control. We accept referrals from all over the UK with our services based in the North West of England and the surrounding areas.

In addition to local authority funded places, our services can be purchased by families, carers, and service users over the age of 18 or their brokers via a direct payment, individual budget, individual service fund or personal/private funds.

Together Trust offers a variety of services, support and activities. For further details, please visit our website www.togethertrust.org.uk or contact us between Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm on 0161 283 4848

Where to go

Name of Venue

The Together Trust Centre

Venue Address

Together Trust CampusSchools HillCheadleStockportCheshire

Postcode

SK8 1JE

Venue Notes

The Together Trust’s main campus is based at Schools Hill, Cheadle, Stockport SK8 1JE.

Situated on the south side of Manchester, we are ideally placed next to the A34 bypass. We have a number of parking bays which includes designated disabled parking.

When is it on?

Days & Times

Together Trust offers a variety of services, support and activities. For further details, please visit our website www.togethertrust.org.uk or contact us between Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm on 0161 283 4848

The Together Trust provides a wide range of care, special education and community services for children and adults with behavioural challenges, learning difficulties, physical disabilities, complex health needs and autism.

As a charity we are committed to providing cost effective, high quality services to young people, adults and families in need.

How to use this service

Referral Required?

Yes

Referral Details

We welcome contact from parents/carers and professionals who are interested in any of our services, as it gives us the opportunity to explain more about ourselves and to answer any questions that you may have.

Together Trust can accept direct referrals for some services however for more information please contact us on 0161 283 4848 or visit www.togethertrust.org.uk . Some of our services can be funded via individual budgets or direct payments. We are also able work with brokerage services to deliver tailored packages of support to meet your budget and goals.

Further information regarding any Together Trust’s service and how to access a service, you can contact us on 0161 283 4848 or visit www.togethertrust.org.uk where you can also find information for our upcoming events.

Cost Information

In addition to local authority funded services, some of our services can be purchased by families, carers, and service users over the age of 18 or their brokers via a direct payment, individual budget, individual service fund or personal/private funds. For more information you can contact us on 0161 283 4848 or visit www.togethertrust.org.uk

How accessible is this service?

The Together Trust’s main campus is based at Schools Hill, Cheadle, Stockport SK8 1JE. Situated on the south side of Manchester, we are ideally placed next to the A34 bypass with a number of parking bays which includes designated disabled parking.

Many of our services are fully DDA compliant with sensory adaptations to provide low stimulus environments.

We are able to make use of a range of translation services and seek advice from Stockport’s Ethnic Diversity Service for families for whom English is an additional language.

We make every effort to make reasonable adjustments to meet child, young person and adult’s needs.

Talkshop is a specialist advice and information service for young people aged between 13 and 19 years old (up to 25 depending on circumstances). Based at Sale Waterside, our aim is to support your needs through offering a variety of services in a friendly environment. The Talkshop staff team consists of qualified youth workers who offer a non-judgemental, confidential service to young people across the borough.

The Talkshop operates a drop in service Monday to Thursday afternoons where you can pop in to speak to a youth worker. Some of the issues our youth workers can offer support with include healthy relationships, family breakdowns, bullying, sexual health, sexuality, anger, self harm, depression, homelessness, drugs and alcohol mis-use.

Where Talkshop can also signpost you on to other agencies and local services. We work in partnership with a number of agencies, including Connexions, HOST (Housing Options Service Trafford), Trafford College, Surestart, YOS, CAMHS, 42nd Street, Phoenix Futures, Fairbridge and The Princes Trust.

The Talkshop offer a confidential service. This enables us to offer a safe and non-judgemental environment for young people to seek the help they need.

Talkshop delivers personalised mentoring programmes for young people aged 11-18, who have experienced or are at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation. The programme is agreed with each young person based on their needs and strengths.

We work with young people help them think through what has happened

We advocate on behalf of the young person with other professionals to ensure that their thoughts and feelings are heard

We help young people learn about grooming and e-safety, and how to avoid risky situations

We can also support young people to work with the 42nd Street CSE Mental Health Practitioner, who is based in the Talkshop.

Inspiring Lives and Changing Futures– it’s what we have been doing since 1886! We believe that every child has the right to achieve their full potential whatever their circumstances.

We’re working in the heart of communities wherever there’s a need. In partnership with other organisations, we work together to end family cycles of deprivation, drug and alcohol abuse, youth crime, teenage pregnancies, and broken families.

Child Action Northwest supports children and young people in our care to be the best they can in order to have the opportunity to succeed in school, to grow up to enjoy healthy relationships, to have access to training and employment opportunities to be successful in the world of work.

We believe that families are the bedrock of networks, neighbourhoods and communities that form the fabric of so much of our everyday lives. That’s why we’re supporting and strengthening families across the region where parents are struggling with problems such as unemployment, addictions, domestic violence, relationship breakdown, mental and physical health problems. We offer a range of projects that can dovetail together across a range of disciplines to strengthen families and communities and ultimately bring about a better quality of life for the children and young people in those areas we serve.Our innovative services have been developed to be complementary and work in harmony with each other to deliver a complete solution to improving the lives of the children and young people, families and communities that we support. Underpinning all of our work is a commitment to bring about better chances for children and young people in some of the most difficult circumstances and deprived communities across the North West.

Health Visitors are qualified, registered nurses with specialist knowledge of community and public health, child health, and health promotion and education.We work in teams with Community Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Interpreters.

What do we do?

We aim to promote the physical health and mental well-being of children and their families, and to safeguard and promote children’s welfare. We work together with parents and carers to ensure that children have the best start in life and are able to achieve their full potential. We work closely with others, including Midwives, GPs, School Nurses, Speech Therapists, Children’ Centres, Nurseries, Schools, Social Workers, Hospital and Mental Health Services. We help to deliver the “Healthy Child Programme” which offers every family screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices.

What services are provided?

We can offer you support and information about:

Family health and wellbeing including support for mothers with postnatal depression

Your health - including diet and food; giving up smoking; bereavement; and violence in the family

When do I see a Health Visitor?

First contact with a Health Visitor can be at the antenatal stage (before a baby is born). Once a baby is born, and then at various stages within a child's life, depending on need, we can visit you at home, or see you at the Child Health Clinic/ Well Baby Clinic, Children’s Centre, doctor’s surgery or health centre. You can contact us by phone with any questions and to seek advice.

Health Visitors are qualified, registered nurses with specialist knowledge of community and public health, child health, and health promotion and education. We work in teams with Community Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Interpreters.

What do we do?

We aim to promote the physical health and mental well-being of children and their families, and to safeguard and promote children’s welfare. We work together with parents and carers to ensure that children have the best start in life and are able to achieve their full potential. We work closely with others, including Midwives, GPs, School Nurses, Speech Therapists, Children’ Centres, Nurseries, Schools, Social Workers, Hospital and Mental Health Services. We help to deliver the “Healthy Child Programme” which offers every family screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices.

What services are provided?

We can offer you support and information about:

Family health and wellbeing including support for mothers with postnatal depression

Your health - including diet and food; giving up smoking; bereavement; and violence in the family

When do I see a Health Visitor?

First contact with a Health Visitor can be at the antenatal stage (before a baby is born). Once a baby is born, and then at various stages within a child's life, depending on need, we can visit you at home, or see you at the Child Health Clinic/ Well Baby clinic, Children’s Centre, doctor’s surgery or health centre. You can contact us by phone with any questions and to seek advice.

Health Visitors are qualified, registered nurses with specialist knowledge of community and public health, child health, and health promotion and education.We work in teams with Community Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses, Health Care Assistants and Interpreters.

What do we do?

We aim to promote the physical health and mental well-being of children and their families, and to safeguard and promote children’s welfare. We work together with parents and carers to ensure that children have the best start in life and are able to achieve their full potential. We work closely with others, including Midwives, GPs, School Nurses, Speech Therapists, Children’ Centres, Nurseries, Schools, Social Workers, Hospital and Mental Health Services. We help to deliver the “Healthy Child Programme” which offers every family screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices.

What services are provided?

We can offer you support and information about:

Family health and wellbeing including support for mothers with postnatal depression

Your health - including diet and food; giving up smoking; bereavement; and violence in the family

When do I see a Health Visitor?

First contact with a Health Visitor can be at the antenatal stage (before a baby is born). Once a baby is born, and then at various stages within a child's life, depending on need, we can visit you at home, or see you at the Child Health Clinic/ Well Baby Clinic, Children’s Centre, doctor’s surgery or health centre. You can contact us by phone with any questions and to seek advice.

How accessible is this service?

Home-Start Trafford and Salford supports families going through difficult times by providing volunteers who visit them regularly in their own homes. As a parent you might ask for Home-Start's help for all sorts of reasons:

You may be feeling isolated in your community, have no family nearby and be struggling to make friends

You may be finding it hard to cope because of your own, or your child's illness.

You may have been hit hard by the death of a loved one

You may be really struggling with emotional and physical demands of having twins or triplets - perhaps born into an already large family.

Help is at hand. We support any family living in Trafford with a child of any age or any family living in Salford who have at least one child under the age of five and who maybe finding it hard to cope.

But what do we mean by 'support'? If you ask for Home-Start's help you can be sure of total confidentiality. Almost 25% of families refer themselves, the remainder having requests made on their behalf e.g. by a health visitor or GP.

We offer 3 types of support for Trafford families, they are:-

A couple of home visits from Home-Start staff, for example information will be provided about other services/referrals maybe made and encouragement to access universal services.

4 months support (40 hours maximum) from a Family Support Worker within the Home-Start staff team

Parent to parent, 2 hour weekly volunteer befriending support, available for a maximum of 6 months.

After asking for our support you will meet with one of our local co-ordinators who will carefully match you with one of our volunteers. Our volunteers, who all have parenting experience, will visit you for a couple of hours a week and give you both emotional and practical help.

Where to go

Who is it for?

Ages

From birth to 18 years of age (or up to 25 yrs with complex and additional needs)

Eligibility Details

Any family living in Trafford with a child of any age can be referred to Home-Start Trafford and Salford for support, if they are going through difficulties. With the family’s permission, mothers, fathers, step-parents, grandparents and carers can all benefit.

How to use this service

Referral Required?

Yes

Referral Details

Families can refer themselves or they can be referred by other agencies, for example: